When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways-either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

If investments in banks fall, it is a tragedy, and people say, 'What are we going to do?' but if people die of hunger, have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health, that's nothing.

I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies - whether real or imaginary.

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.

Yes, my friends, join me in my faith in this Dionysiac life and the rebirth of tragedy.

I think the person who has had more experience of hardships can stand more firmly in the face of problems than the person who has never experienced suffering. From this angle then, some suffering can be a good lesson for life.